Improvement in feed-cutters



E..w`AGoNER.

Feed-Cutter.

No. 165,138,v Patented June 29-:-,1875.

` WITNESSES ELIJAH VVAGONER, OFV WESTMINSTEB., MARYLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN FEED-CUTTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 165, [38, dated June29, 1875,; application filed n March 17, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ELIJAH WAGONER, of Westminster, in the county ofCarroll` and in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Feed- Gutters, and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanyin g drawings and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this speciflcation.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a feed-cutter, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is an end view of my machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thesame; and Fig. 3 is a section through the line x, Figl.

A represents the box or frame of my feedcutter, and B is the main shafttherein. C is the adjustable feed-guide on the front of the box or frameA. On the shaft B is secured a disk, D, which is made concave orrecessed on its outer side, and provided with radial slots a and cuttersor knives E in the usual manner. On the inner or rear side of the disk Dare formed projections b b, arranged in concentric circles. is placed acircular plate, G, which is cut out for about one-fourth of its area.The plate G is provided with similar teeth or projections as the disk D,and extends from above the feed-guide C downward under the shaft B, andupward on the other side to, at, or above a line horizontal with theshaft. I is a guard fastened to the frame A, against the edges of thedisk D and plate G on the side where the feed-guide C is located.

As the knives E cut the feed it passes through the slots a, in betweenthe disk D and plate G, where it is crushed and broken by the teeth orprojections b b,and carried around by the revolving disk D, anddischarged at the opening or space cnt out of the plate G. This space oropening, being one-fourth the area of the plate, gives ample Againstthis side of the disk room for the discharge of the crushed feed withoutliability of clogging the machine, and allows the shaft B with its diskD to be readily removed without disturbing the plate G.

The guard I prevents the escape of the feed at the point where it wouldbe most liable to pass out.

On the front end of the shaft B is a pinion, d, which, through suitableintermediate gearing, revolves a horizontal shaft, e, along the frontside of the bon vor frame, and provided near one end with a smoothfeed-roller, J, within a frame, K, attached to the front of the mainframe in front of the feedguide G. At the other end of the shaft e is apinion, f, which gears with a pinion, f', on a short shaft, It.

Above the smooth feed-roller J is a longitudinally-corrugated roller, L,the journals t' c' of which pass through vertical slots in the frame K.Over these journals are passed hooks m m, connecting with springs anattached to the frame A.

The inner end of the shaft 7L and the end of the inner journalof theroller L are provided with square tenons :r x, as shown in Fig. 3, andthese tenons are connected by a shaft, p, having square recesses orsockets in its ends to fit over the square tenons a m.'

The upper corrugated feed-roller L is thus revolved by means of thepinions f f', and

this roller will yield at either or both ends, according to thethickness of the feed passing between the feed-rollers, withoutinterfering with the operating-gear, or in any way changing the positionof the upper pinion f.

By thus connecting the feed-roller with the pinionf through the mediumof the yielding shaft p, either the roller or the pinion can be removedfrom the frame independently, as the shaft is removable from either ofthe square tenons x of the same.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In combination with the corrugated yielding feed-roller L, thejournal i, having square tenon fr, the operating-pinion f', shaft h ofthe operating-pinion, having also square tenon w, and theconnecting-shaft p, having square reforth.

' 3. The arrangement of the guard or fender I, secured to the fra-nie A,with relation to the disks D and G, as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I Claim the, foregoing I have hereunto set my handthis 2d day of March, 1875.

ELIJAH WAGONER.

Witnesses J. M. MAsoN, GnAs. P. WEBsTER.

